CVE-2025-8766 json
Noobaa-core: excessive permissions of /etc could lead to escalation of privilege in the noobaa-core container
published 2026-03-13 7 mo ago modified 2026-07-15 3 mo ago also EUVD-2025-208625
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Multi-Cloud Object Gateway Core images. This issue stems from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during build time. In certain conditions, an attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, can leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container
Patch / fix
- Red Hat Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.22 1782931768, 1782932104, 1782932114, 1782932521, 1782932812, 1782932919, 1782932969, 1782933015, 1782933042, 1782933235, 1782933251, 1783018421, 1783018461, 1783535989, 1783536000, 1783536515, 1783537001, 1783537392, 1783537586, 1783537955
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-8766 updated cvss 6.4
noobaa-core: Excessive permissions of /etc could lead to escalation of privilege in the noobaa-core container
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Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.22 odf4/cephcsi-rhel9 1782932114, odf4/odf-cli-rhel9 1783537001, odf4/mcg-core-rhel9 1783536000, odf4/odf-drbd-rhel9 1783537392, odf4/odf-console-rhel9 1783537586, odf4/devicefinder-rhel9 1782932104, +21 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:37387
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Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.22 odf4/mcg-operator-bundle 1783538986, odf4/ocs-operator-bundle 1783539176, odf4/odf-operator-bundle 1783539513, odf4/cephcsi-operator-bundle 1783538908, odf4/odr-hub-operator-bundle 1783539596, odf4/rook-ceph-operator-bundle 1783539714, +10 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Red Hat Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.22
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2026:37387
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/security/cve/CVE-2025-8766
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2387265
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
- security.access.redhat.com /data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-8766.json
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8766
- NVD CVE-2025-8766
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